Mooney is a True West Virginia conservative

October 4, 2013

All the mudslinging in West Virginia can't cover up Alex X. Mooney's record as a true conservative. A recent letter to the editor by a Falling Waters resident is misleading and filled with downright lies.

There is no doubt where Alex Mooney stands on the key issues. Yes, we have Mooney's voting record, but it reflects a much different image than some would lead Republican voters to believe. Unlike the other candidates for Congress in WV-02, Mooney has proven his conservative principles time and again.

As a state senator, Mooney received a 100 percent Right to Life rating. He also earned a 100 percent rating from the state Christian Coalition and a 100 percent rating from the Family Values Alliance. I think this sends a clear message that fighting "the pro-choice 'zealots' in Congress" is exactly one of the many things Alex Mooney plans to do.

Other claims that Mooney "supported bills that would have increased taxes/fees" are vague and unsubstantiated. Opponents offer no proof because there isn't any. A careful look at Mooney's record demonstrates that he never voted for a tax increase, and as a congressional candidate he has signed the Americans for Tax Reform pledge against raising any taxes in Congress

Mooney not only opposed all tax increases, he often led the fight against increased taxes and wasteful spending. Mooney voted against numerous tax-and-spend state budgets and he fought hard against a 2007 sales tax increase.

It appears that, on the issues, claims against Mooney don't hold water. No other current candidate in West Virginia's second congressional district has the record to support their claims of social and fiscal conservatism. Mooney will always be a strong conservative Republican - which is what we want in West Virginia. I welcome Alex Mooney to this race; indeed many community and political leaders already have.

"Everyone is entitled to their own opinions," as Daniel Patrick Moynihan said, "but they are not entitled to their own facts." The voters won't be misled by unsubstantiated and false claims. Mooney undoubtedly shares our conservative principles. His record proves that he will be the strongest leader for West Virginia's second congressional district in Congress.